The Arizona champion., 1887-08-13
PAID THE PENALTY.
"The One Taken and the Other
 Left"
Frank Wilson Hanged tor the Cieyenger Murder. Ills AceOmpiice, Johnson,
 Reprieyed.

pected, only one of the two men was hanged. On Tuesday, Frank Wilson made a confession, to his attorneys, in which he claimed to exonorate John A. Johnson, the colored man, ] from any participation In the crime of killing Samuel Cleveager and his wife. Wilson's confession Is in sub stance as follows:
 He says, that on the morning of the killing, Johnson was sent out, by the old man, te hunt up the horses which had strayed during the night and that while he was gone he, Will son, and the old man Cleve nger got into quarrel aoout the girl Jessie, the old mans adopted daughter, which led to a fight between them, when he killed the old man with an axe. Mrs. Clevenger witnessed the kill ing, and being afraid if she lived the crime would be discovered, he killed her also with the axe. Then, assisted by the girl Jessie, who, he states, wit messed the horrible crimes, he buried the bodies where they were afterwards discovered. The two then took Clev- enger's wagon and effects and over took Johnson, and told him that old man Clevenger and his wife mad met some friends, who had joined them in their camp, and that they were gong to continue their journey with them to Utah, by another route. Wilson says that Johnson, the girl Jessie and himself remained together until they reached Carbondale, at which point they separated; Johnson proceeding toward Nevada aloae, and the glrl and himself going to Oakdale, Idaho. At Atparting, Wilson says, he gave Johnson S2oo and team of horses, at the same time telling hlm how he had killed Clevenger and his wife, and afterwards robbed them, and to keep him silent, threatened to charge him with the crime should he divuIge anything concerning 1t.
 Wilson said ke took the whole re- sponsibility of the murder, that he expected no clemency, and that he makes this confession to save 0hn- sons life, who took no part in the actual commission of the crime.
 This story coincides exactly with the story told by Johnson wEen he was on trial, but it was entirely at variance with the evidence of the girl, Jessie Clevenger, whose tesIlmo- ny convicted the men. She being the only witness to the facts regarding the m1rder. In her testimony, at the trial, she said that she was IS years of age, that the scene of the murder was at House Rock, about five miles this side of the Utah llne. She tcS. tifed they were all in camp on the morning of the murder, that she was approaching the fire preparatory to making coffee. when she saw Johnson with his arms bare and axe in hand strike old man Cleyenyer down. She fled, but looking back she saw ohm son dragging Ctevenger's body round the tent. As Johnson struck Cleven ger he said "you old s-n of b-h, you have lived long enough" After Jessie had run some distance, she said she heard Mrs. Clevenger scream and call her. She started hack, only to hear the groanS of the unfortunate woman who was being murdered In the tent by Wilson. While giving her evidence the girl was quite self possessed; and said she lived with Wilson through fear. She stated that Wilson and Johnson divided the money immediately after the crime was committed and that alter travel ing together some distance, Johnson lett them and went to Nevada.
 Wilson's confession was put in writing and he signed it. When it was shown to the girl, Jessie, she denied its truth in every re- spect. She repeated the story she told on the witness stand, as given above, and said that If they were go- ing to hang her she could not vary from it.
 Messrs. Eggers & Howard, counsel for Johnson, submitted the confession of Wilson to Governor Zulick, who listened to their arguments and after interviewing the prisoners, granted a reprieve in the case of Johnson until the z3rd of next month.
 Wilson kept up his cool demeanor until the drop fell. He has frequently said that he did not expect any exec utive clemency and did not want it.. Living had been a hell to him for some time, and he wanted to have done with it. He eat his food heart | fly and slept soundly during his last night on earth. At few minutes be- fore twelve o'clock yesterday it was announced to him that the time had come. He was as cool and collected as he has been all along, and after the usual formalities had been gone through in his cell, he walked to the scaffold in the yard close adjoining to his cell and mounted the structure without faltering step. Everything was done rapidly and effectively. He was pinioned and the cap placed over his head as he stood on the fatal trap and at I2 o'clock, at a signal from the sheriff, the drop fell and Frank Wilson was hurled into eternity to answer for one of the most brutal and cowsrdly murders ever perpetrated.